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Papers (1892-1940, 1960-1964, 1972, 1988) consisting of correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, clippings, newspapers and a book pertaining to the life of Rev. David Wells Herring, a Baptist missionary in China. The book titled Papa Wore No Halo was written about Herring by his daughter Susan Herring Jefferies Taynton.
The collection includes papers and publications produced or related to the administration of John Decatur Messick. Materials include biographical records, correspondence, articles, newspaper clippings, administrative records, and other miscellaneous items.
This collection (1823-1999) contains the papers of Robert "Bob" Boyd Robinson III. Robinson, born in 1948 in Halifax County, N.C., was a member of various groups including the Sons of the Revolution in the State of North Carolina. His papers include materials related to various families of Northeastern North Carolina and Southeastern Virginia.
Papers (1864-1865) consisting of correspondence, issues of food and clothing, photocopies, battles. 9 items. Recd. 10/21/1971 12/16/1971
Collection (ca. 1987 – 2004) of maps, photographs, correspondence, genealogical research on the descendents of Shadrack Allen, Sr., newspaper clippings, photocopies, and other printed sources, including transcriptions of manuscript materials, concerning President George Washington's historic "Southern Tour" of 1791, focusing especially on those events occurring in Pitt County, North Carolina.
Papers (1940–1945) of a U.S. Naval Reserve medical officer, including scrapbook of clippings, photographs, correspondence, photographs, original art, and memorabilia compiled while serving in the U.S. Naval Reserve at the Toledo, Ohio naval recruiting station, 1942–1943; And letters sent to his parents Dr. and Mrs. Carroll C. English, in Louisville, Kentucky, while serving aboard USS Trathen (DD-530), 4 April 1943–5 December 1944
Willard and Daisy Rowe Papers (1963-2006) contain newsletters,clippings, publications and a poster documenting the work of the Evangelical Baptist Mission in Franklin County, North Carolina, and in Guatemala.
Collection (ca. 1876-1942) of manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials relating to Vice Admiral Niblack (1858-1929) and his family, especially his naval, engineering, and scientific careers. Included are his work with the Smithsonian Institution; services in the USS ALABAMA, USS BOSTON, USS CASTINE, USS CHICAGO, USS COSMOS, USS IROQUOIS, USS LACKAWANNA, USS MICHIGAN, USS PATTERSON, USS PITTSBURGH, USS TACOMA, USS UTAH, and the USS WINSLOW; as Director of Naval Intelligence, 1919-1920; and his services ((beginning in 1896) as naval attaché to the U. S. Embassies at Berlin and Rome and to the U. S. Legation at Vienna. Topics covered include combat at the Battle of Manila (1898) during the Spanish American War, involvement of the USS BOSTON in the Battle of Iloilo (1899) in the Philippine Islands during the Philippine-American War, the Occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico, 1914, and during and after World War I, 1917-1919, 1921-1922. Other materials relate to the naming and launching (1937-1942) of the USS NIBLACK.
Maneuver Map, Office of Division Engineer, 82nd division, December 15, 1918. Scale: 1:50,000. (Encapsulated)
Included are eighteen photographs of American Expeditionary Force troops in athletic competition possibly taken at Andernach, Germany, in 1919. The photographs range in size roughly from 4" x 6 3/4" to 4 1/2" x 9" and 6 1/2" x 9", and three are duplicates taken at different light settings. Four different photographs show General John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing reviewing the troops and the remainder show the troops involved in sporting events such as a sack race, tug of war, sprints, and relays. Two of the photographs bear the photographer's mark of F. A. Ritter, Andernach.
Holocaust Memories (1/31/1987) by Mrs. Helen Kahan, an Auschwitz Survivor, taped at Seminole Middle School, Seminole, FL, an autobiographical account of the life of a Rumanian Jewish girl, 1936-1945. Notes: 1 audio cassette. 0.5 hr. (Side A only) Gift to ECU by Beth Tanner, March 1987.
Papers (1942-1945) including correspondence, vaccination records, drawings, personal history, and miscellany.
Oral history interview (11/20/2003) by Naomi Winkelman, in Greenville, NC, pertaining to Elizabeth Hamilton (1930-2003), her childhood and education in Pittsburgh, PA, and Pennsylvania State University (B.S. Foods and Nutrition), Ohio State University (M.S.Dietetics), her career as a consulting dietitian in Youngstown, OH, Chapel Hill, NC, and Greenville (1969-2003), her marriage to East Carolina University Professor of Physical Therapy George Hamilton, and her residence in the Lakewood Pines Neighborhood. Part of the Lakewood Pines Neighborhood Oral History Project, which was initiated to help the Association oppose the construction of a 500 unit apartment complex. 4 items. 11 p. 1 audiocassette (1 p.); 1 interview index (2 p.); and 1 transcript (7 p. typescript); 1 oral history agreement dated, 11/20/2003 (1 p.). Note: Oral history in fulfillment of Dr. Lu Ann Jones' History 5960 (Fall 2003) class requirements, submitted n.d. Oral History Agreeement signed by Elizabeth Hamilton and Naomi Winkelman, 11/20/2003. See also related Lu Ann Jones Collection #798.5.f.
Oral history interview (11/29/2003) by Adrienne Prelewicz, her granddaughter, in Lynchburg, VA, pertaining to Betty A. Hamlet's life (1929-2004) in Oak Hill, WV, father was coal miner, move to Lynchburg, VA, family life, marriage, children, separation and divorce (1957), work in Limitorque shoe factory (1952-1987), life during Depression, remarriage, restaurant business, World War II, 3 items. 19 p. 1 audiocassette (1 p.); 1 interview description, with index and transcript dated 11/29/2003 (17 p. typescript); 1 oral history agreement dated 11/29/2003 (1 p.). Note: Oral history in fulfillment of Dr. Lu Ann Jones' History 5135 (Spring 2004) class requirements. Oral History Agreement signed by Betty A. Hamlet and Adrienne Prelewicz, 11/29/2003. See also related Lu Ann Jones Collection #798.3.f.
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